K. Alexa Mavromatis
Merging family businesses can complicate leadership roles
Timing can mean everything when there’s a shift of command in the workplace.
The proverbial "passing of the torch" from one generation to the...
New RITEC director wants to harness local talent
Jack Sommer said it didn’t take him very long to decide to give up his daily commute to Boston to accept his position as...
Internships promoted as source for skilled, stable work force
Employee retention needs a boost? How about staff productivity? If your answer is yes, then maybe you should consider looking to your company’s interns,...
When Ireland calls, their customers respond
Company: Ireland Calls
Owners: Lois Tubman and Kathleen Cabral
Location: Brick Market Place, Newport
Employees: 4
Year founded: 1985 in Seekonk, Mass.; in Newport for 10 years
Type of...
Kohl’s to open two department stores in Rhode Island
Kohl’s Department Stores of Menomee Falls, Wis., will be elbowing its way into an already tight retail market this spring when it opens 13...
‘Our mission is public service… through education and hunger relief’
Name: Alan Shawn Feinstein
Position: Founder of the Feinstein Foundation
Age: 70
Education: Bachelor of arts from Boston University, master’s in education from Boston State Teachers College
Background:...
He’d rather be sailing but running Redlefsen’s suits the Guertlers
Company: Redlefsen’s Rotisserie & Grill
Owners: Walter and Sally Guertler
Location: 444 Thames St., Bristol
Employees: 18 off-season; 25 in peak season
Year founded: Purchased seven years...
Federal mandates to keep boating instructors busy
Even with the peak summer season still months away, things are already heating up for area boating instructors.
With the recent enactment of the Boating...
Ibis has key role in evaluating Arthur Andersen’s Enron work
Lawyers for Arthur Andersen are relying on the expertise of a local company, Providence-based Ibis Consulting, to help document the accounting giant’s role in...
Time is not wasting in Wickford; it’s growing
Company: The Hour Glass
Owner: Karen A. Lucas
Location: 15 West Main St., Wickford
Employees: 2, plus seasonal help
Year founded: 1986
Type of business: Clock retail
Annual revenues: $400,000
Everybody...
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